Delayed movement of the tongue results in swallowing issues.

[parkie13]

parkinsonsnewstoday.com/201...

This has come up few times on healthunlocked. Interesting article.

[rideabike]

I am undiagnosed and waiting for a specialist but a swallowing assessment showed decreased tongue base movement which I'm sure is connected to my digestion difficulties. My MD brushed it off and did not send the report to a neuro I saw but I found out and sent it to him myself. He also brushed it off (??) so now I'm waiting for a movement disorder specialist. After all the research I had done and many other PD symptoms it was disheartening to say the least. So glad you posted this. I have a new family doctor now so and he seems to be onboard.

[parkie13 in reply to rideabike]

I'm hoping you will get some good news. Before I was diagnosed with Parkinson's neurologist thought that I was trying to fool him.